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Section 9: Punishment for male adult marrying a child.

The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006Central Act · Act 6 of 2007

Whoever, being a male adult above eighteen years of age, contracts a child marriage shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both.

STATE AMENDMENT

Karnataka

Amendment of section 9.--In section 9 of the principal Act, for the words “be punishable with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to two years”, the words “be punishable with rigorous imprisonment of not less one year which may extend up to two years” shall be substituted.

[Vide Karnataka Act 26 of 2017, s. 3].

Where this provision sits

ActThe Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
Section9
Marginal notePunishment for male adult marrying a child.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it7

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